Mobile Meals Wine Gala November 7: The Details

One of the area's premier wine events is on the near horizon. The Mobile Meals Wine Gala will be held Saturday, November 7, at the Stranahan Great Hall in Toledo. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with wine tasting from 14 area distributors and appetizers followed by a sit-down dinner. After dinner, the live auction begins which features more than 30 groupings of wine -- some from private cellars. A silent auction will take place throughout the evening. Wrapping up the evening, there will be dancing to the tunes of the band Touched.

The schedule is as follows:

• 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. -- Wine Tasting
• 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. -- Silent auctions
• 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Gourmet meal with accompanying wines
• 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. -- Live auction
• 10:00 - Midnight -- Live music

Tickets are $125 and patron tickets are $150. Sponsorship opportunities are available and cash donations are welcomed. The event is black tie optional.If you wish to attend, please call Carolyn at (419) 255-7806 or visit the Mobile Meals Web site.

Not only is this a sensational evening of wine and entertainment, but your support helps a most worthy cause. Mobile Meals home-delivered meal program is designed to enable the elderly, ill, disabled, homebound, the convalescing and all those who need assistance with diet and meal preparation to remain in their own homes and retain the dignity and independence they treasure. This program postpones and often eliminates the need for more extensive and expensive care arrangements. Meals are assembled in Mobile Meals' kitchen at Mercy Health Center. More than 600 clients are served daily and more than 500,000 meals are delivered annually.

Wine Gala A Sumptuous Success

Photo by Kyle May